The skate board park is located between Dexter Street and
Glenridge Drive. The park includes multiple ramps, a half
pipe, rail, and two trash receptacles. This park is heavily
used. Unfortunately, since the park has been created, the
city has experienced a high rate of vandalism at the park. In
the past, concrete trash containers have been broken,
port-a-potties have been destroyed so many times that the
contractor refuses to place a port-a-potty at the site, signs and
picnic tables have been destroyed, and other acts of vandalism have
occurred. We realize that this is a popular hang-out but the
city is reluctant to spend any more money on the park due to the
vandalism.
The Parks Committee has authorized minor repairs to be done to
the park. However, if the teenagers in Prescott would like
other improvements made, we will need your help. We ask that
a group of teenagers that use the park to form a group, develop a
plan for improvements, present the improvements to the Parks
Committee for their approval, fundraise for 50% of the
improvements, and agree to monitor the park so that the vandalism
and destruction will stop. The Parks Committee is willing to
work with anyone that uses the skate board park.
Photograph taken by Jeffrey H. Beltz
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